57GMC Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Love that chrome exhaust tip, lights are looking great.. It always pays to do your own work and to just roll around under your car. See how your fixed your wiring and now have some piece of mind.. Good on you Joe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 Thanks. I am trying. She is in good shape.....for her age. Headlights in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57GMC Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 17 hours ago, A to Z said: Thanks. I am trying. She is in good shape.....for her age. Headlights in Looks like a shark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 8-19-2021 update. I went ahead, and after studying some last night and more advice from others in here, I went ahead and cleaned up and rewired the coil and ballast area. I also replaced the mechanical fuel pump with a unit from O'Reilley's. Looks just like my factory Kyosaki (sp?) pump. The car fired right up! Also went ahead and got the front turn signals cleaned up and installed and the front bumper cleaned up and installed. I managed to take a few pics before the phone died, I will try to get some of the nose of the car tomorrow. Are are some pics: Cutting and splicing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A to Z Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 I saw some pics where the spark plug wires coming out the distributor were even cleaner than I had done, so I addressed that: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 The Mallory Distributor has 2 wires coming out of it to go to the coil. I went ahead and ran them over to the radiator and down to try and give a little better appearance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) more wire routing from distributor. Edited August 20, 2021 by A to Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 finished pic of coil area. I wired it such that you can see the color of each wire and where it terminates. After this the phone died. I will get some more pics tomorrow, God willing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETI2K Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Joe, I see you have the same fender covers I don't have either. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57GMC Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 NIce Joe, Not only does the re-routed wiring look nice and clean but it will make working on the engine easier, such as doing your valve adjust.. Good job.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 23 hours ago, ETI2K said: Joe, I see you have the same fender covers I don't have either. 🤣 When I bought my wheels, they came wrapped in them. When the car is done, I will probably go Over to uhaul and give them back. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoBrother Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 You can bet someone already paid for those blankets. U-Haul is in the gotcha business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Here are a couple of quick videos I made tonight. My clear coat....I have been kind of bummed, as it came out looking like primer....dull and very rough. Well, I took the advice of the paint store online and gave it over a week to harden....then color sanded a couple spots with 2000 grit and some water, then put some Turtle Wax medium polishing compound on it, and then took a soft towel and put it down and ran my orbital sander on top of the towel. It jumped to life!!! 8-21-2021 video 1.MOV 8-21-2021 video 2.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoBrother Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Looks shiny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57GMC Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Looks shiny in the video.. Good job.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 8-24-2021 progress. Got out to the garage and took the exhaust system about 1/2 way apart and readjusted things, fine tuned it and got it exactly where it is supposed to be now. The mufflers oval is hidden up in the well, per the MSA instructions. VERY clean way to do it. The MSA exhaust kits are pretty nice. The bends are mandrel bent, meaning no crimp in the corners. 2.5 inch. Mine was misaligned a tad when they made it which made it harder to install, but I finally got it right. Then I went ahead and got ready to mount my BRE Spook front spoiler. I noticed it actually has markings to prove it's from BRE. Also surprised it came in white gel coat....I was expecting black. After that I spent some time starting on the hood with the 2000 grit color sanding and buffing....it's about half way there. Before calling it a day I took my wheels and sanded out the center holes so my center caps would fit. That took about 2-3 minutes per wheel. Anyway, here are some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 should I go back to original style headlights? Not sure if these are too modern. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Yes, I don't think they look good. A good H4 headlight is plenty bright and looks appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calZ Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 It all comes down to personal taste, and how much you value form vs function. I think they look fine, and modern projectors are going to be much better than reflector headlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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